How many female DJs are on Radio 2’s biggest weekday shows?
Gloria Hunniford was the first woman to have a permanent daytime slot on the station.
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Radio 2 clocks up 50 years on air this Saturday with exactly the same number of women DJs on its biggest weekday shows as when it launched: zero.
The station currently has no regular female hosts between breakfast and drivetime on weekdays, with a line-up that runs from Chris Evans and Ken Bruce to Jeremy Vine, Steve Wright and Simon Mayo.
In 1967, Radio 2 listeners were treated to a host of star DJs including Jimmy Young, Kenny Everett and Brian Matthew, but no women were employed specifically to play records or introduce music.
